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Google allows GMail account users to access their account using any capable email client such as Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail.app and others. For this to work GMail provides POP and IMAP access to these client applications so that they can access emails stored on GMail servers. In addition to this, GMail provides access to its SMTP server to allow these clients to send emails through it.

In order to prevent abuse such as spamming and to provide increased security the GMail SMTP server requires that you connect using SMTP SSL and login using your account credentials prior to sending any mail.

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to securely connect to the GMail SMTP server and send mail using a bit of Java code which make use of com.jscape.inet.smtpssl.SmtpSsl class found in Secure iNet Factory.

The procedures in this article may also apply to other SMTP servers that provide secure SSL/TLS access.

Trading partners regularly use the Internet to perform file transfers requiring that some file transfer services reside in the DMZ. The problem with this is that for various reasons the data to be transferred often does not or cannot reside in the DMZ. This article will discuss how using DMZ streaming and a reverse proxy you can resolve this problem.

The dreaded “what do you do” question. We've all been there. Backyard barbecues, birthday parties or family weddings. It makes no difference someone will ask what you do for a living. My typical reply is "I develop managed file transfer software." The typical reaction is a smile and a halfhearted nod of recognition followed by "what is managed file transfer?" Not surprising considering managed file transfer (MFT) is not part of most people's vocabulary.

ManagedFileTransfer.com is pleased to announce it's official blog launch. The blog will serve as a resource to professionals who develop, market or use Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions covering the latest MFT issues, products and services, trends and news.